SaganamiFan wrote:Damn... now I really want to read that stupid Australian sci fi novel David talks about on the Worldbuilding panel...

That would be "Ice Station" by Matthew Reilly. In some ways it's a bit like a james bond movie. Ignore the physics and just let the action happen, it might even be fun, as long as you can completely suspend any form of disbelief

mark wrote:That would be "Ice Station" by Matthew Reilly. In some ways it's a bit like a james bond movie. Ignore the physics and just let the action happen, it might even be fun, as long as you can completely suspend any form of disbelief

Thx so much Mark. First time in a while that Google actually failed me completely, even though that book has its own Wikipedia article. I just got the e-book, but I doubt I will enjoy this as much as 'David and the Phoenix'...